{"id":481557,"date":"2026-02-17T21:47:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T21:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/481557\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T21:47:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T21:47:09","slug":"bucks-predicted-to-draft-bam-adebayo-regen-to-help-giannis-antetokounmpo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/481557\/","title":{"rendered":"Bucks predicted to draft Bam Adebayo regen to help Giannis Antetokounmpo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bucks predicted to draft Bam Adebayo regen to help Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Giannis Antetokounmpo is staying — for now.<\/p>\n

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Now, the Milwaukee Bucks<\/a> have to put championship-caliber pieces around him, lest there be more speculation about the two-time MVP’s state of mind.<\/p>\n

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A new 2026 NBA mock draft on Bleacher Report<\/a> has the Bucks picking firmly in the lottery. Milwaukee is on track to miss the postseason for the first time in 10 years; the Bucks are 23-30, 1.5 games behind the 10-seed Atlanta Hawks<\/a>, but they refused to trade Antetokounmpo despite a wave of rumors earlier this month.<\/p>\n

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Bleacher Report projects the Bucks to pick 10th overall, where Jonathan Wasserman predicts that Milwaukee will select Kentucky forward Jayden Quaintance.<\/p>\n

Wasserman compares Quaintance to the Miami Heat<\/a>‘s All-Star big man Bam Adebayo. The 6’10” Quaintance, a transfer from Arizona State, is described as “an outstanding defensive prospect due to his frame, length and shot-blocking rate.”<\/p>\n

However, Quaintance has played only four games this season due to persistent knee problems<\/a>, and his offensive game is described as having “some\u00a0long-term scoring potential.”<\/p>\n

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Quaintance might not be the surefire pick that would get Antetokounmpo back on board and fully committed to staying in Milwaukee. But only time will tell.<\/p>\n

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